Al-Shater Bossely Abdul Jalil


Al-Shater Bossely Abdul Jalil (الشاطر بصيلي عبد الجليل; 1901–1977) was an Egyptian writer, historian, and anthropologist.[1]

Early life and career

Abdul Jalil was born in Aswan, Egypt, in 1901.[2] He attended Cairo University, where he studied history and anthropology.

Abdul Jalil served under the Sudan Government from 1919 to 1951.[1] After 1951, he worked as the Librarian of the Institute of Sudanese Studies at Cairo University.[1]

Published works

Abdul Jalil's primary scholarly work, An Outline History of the Nile Valley Sudan (Arabic: معالم تاريخ سودان وادي النيل), was published in 1955 by Abu Fadil Press in Cairo.[1] The work was reviewed in the Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies in 1957[1] and in Antiquity magazine in 1956.[3]

Abdul Jalil also edited The Manuscript of Katib al-Shuna (Arabic: مخطوطة كاتب الشونة في تاريخ السلطنة السنارية والإدارة المصرية), a historical manuscript on the Funj Sultanate, published in 1961.[4]

Legacy

Abdul Jalil died in 1977.[2] His research on Sudanese history has been cited by scholars of African history,[5] including by historian Jay Spaulding in his work on the Funj Sultanate.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Holt, P. M. (1957). "Chater Bosayley A. Galil (Al-Shater Buwayli Abd al-Jalil): An outline history of the Nile Valley Sudan". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 19 (2). University of London: 412. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00133440.
  2. 1 2 Zaki, Abd al-Rahman (1978). "Al-Shater Bossely Abdul Jalil". al-Majallah al-Tarikhiyah al-Misriyah. 25 (25): 21–29. doi:10.21608/jejh.1978.205597.
  3. ↑ Addison, F. (1956). "An Outline History of the Nile Valley Sudan (review)". Antiquity. 30 (119). Cambridge University Press: 248.
  4. ↑ Abdul Jalil, Al-Shater Bossely (1961). Ziyadah, Muhammad Mustafa (ed.). مخطوطة كاتب الشونة في تاريخ السلطنة السنارية والإدارة المصرية [The Manuscript of Katib al-Shuna on the History of the Sennar Sultanate and Egyptian Administration]. Cairo: Ministry of Culture and National Guidance.
  5. ↑ Spaulding, Jay (1972). "The Funj: A reconsideration". The Journal of African History. 13 (1). Cambridge University Press: 39–51. doi:10.1017/S0021853700000408.